About our school:

• Hume Anglican Grammar has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities.
• Since 2011, the School has occupied the Mt Ridley P-12 campus and has 1,400 students. In 2019, it opened a second campus in Donnybrook, commencing with junior primary, and will ultimately have an enrolment of 1,300 from Prep to Year 12.
• In 2023, the School will open its third campus in Kalkallo, as a Primary (P-6) school and as feeder to the Mt Ridley and Donnybrook Secondary schools, with eventually some 600 students.
• This year, the school has 2,287 students and employs some 240 staff - 163 teaching and 77 non-teaching. Currently, the student enrolment at each campus is: Mt Ridley 1,400, Donnybrook 672 & Kalkallo 215.
• The school is on a growth trajectory and in 2024 is projected to increase to 2,573 students and ultimately have some 3,300 students (Mt Ridley 1,400, Donnybrook 1,300 and Kalkallo 600) with a corresponding cohort of teaching and general staff on its three campuses with plans for further expansion.

Development Manager: Full-time, Ongoing Position

Leading a staff team of four, the Development Manager oversees the areas of student enrolments, marketing & promotion, community relations and communication, and alumni.

Hume is a rapidly growing school full of opportunities. With increasing student numbers, Hume continues to flourish bringing new projects, capital works, programs and initiatives.

Reporting to the Business Manager, this newly recast position of Development Manager holds a pivotal role in the operation of the School with comprehensive responsibility for the planning, oversight, and execution of all aspects of the Development Department.

This role is a full time (1.0FTE), ongoing position commencing on a date to be negotiated with the successful candidate. Upon commencement this role will be based at the Mt Ridley campus; however, as this role encompasses the whole school, there will be a requirement to travel to other campuses.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing support and direction to the Enrolments Team to ensure to ensure effective management of all student admission processes
• Maintaining and enhancing enrolment procedures through the development and implementation of strategies to cultivate new student enquiries and by providing an efficient, informative and client responsive service to prospective families
• Overseeing the management of interviews with prospective students and families, and in consultation with Assistant Principals ensuring the school can meet the individual’s needs, whilst also assessing the prospective student’s suitability
• Compiling and reporting statistical information, including current student numbers and projections, applications and enquiries internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinating the scholarship program including liaison with the testing authority, marketing, managing the testing process, presenting reports and communicating with applicants
• Working in close collaboration with all in the Development Department and Senior Leadership Team to develop and maintain a marketing strategy
• Managing campus Discovery Tours, Opens Days and informal family tours
• Facilitating market research and liaising with external marketing consultants as required
• Assisting in the coordination of and representation at special promotional events such as VIP visits, significant ceremonies, family welcomes and orientation events as required
• Assisting with parent engagement events including welcome evenings, information sessions and other celebrations as required
• Maintaining the closest of associations with the Parents and Friends Association Inc., and supporting them in their mission
• Supporting and encouraging ongoing communication and engagement activities with existing parents and alumni
• Exploring potential philanthropic opportunities, and provide advice to leadership as required
• Assisting school leadership with strategic planning
• Providing a detailed and comprehensive analysis of enrolment trends, including reasons for withdrawals, demographics, factors affecting enrolments, patterns and projections to school leadership and governance as required
• Directing the day-to-day workflow of the Development Department
• Applying the School’s Privacy Policy and Australian Privacy Principles in ensuring measures are employed to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality
• Promoting the effective and efficient management and administration of Hume Anglican Grammar by providing support where needed

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Proven excellence in customer service
• Knowledge of the approaches to managing records and/or database management with accurate data entry skills
• A sound level of technological literacy in a business environment
• Ability to extract and analyse data and create meaningful reports to assist decision making
• Experience managing a team
• Experience working in a role with similar duties
• A current Working with Children Check and satisfactory National Police History Check.

Desirable

• Tertiary qualifications in a field commensurate with the area of responsibility
• Experience using Synergetic Management Systems, SIMON and/or other Learning Management Systems
• Exposure to the practical application of the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
• Experience in an education setting
• Involvement in professional communities.

Hume Anglican Grammar is committed to child safety. As such, the successful applicant will be expected to satisfy child protection screening and adhere to the School’s Child Safety Policy and Child Safety Code of Conduct. These documents may be downloaded from the School’s website. 

How to apply:

1. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Business Manager for a confidential discussion on 8339 6926 or through [email protected]  
2. Please visit our website for the Position Description: www.humegrammar.vic.edu.au
3. Applications can be submitted through SEEK, and can be addressed to the Principal

Applications close: 9:00am on Monday, 17 April 2023

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